1881 census county

Yorkshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Yorkshire in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the county. Frequency shows the local share of the population. Index compares that share with the wider census.

County summary

22,517 surnames are listed for Yorkshire, covering 2,654,453 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Rudge, with 98 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Yorkshire

Total favours larger counties and larger families. Frequency and index are better clues for where a surname stood out locally. Values above 1.00x mean the surname was more concentrated here than in the wider 1881 census.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
3301	Rudge	98	0.000%	0.43x
3302	Sayner	98	0.000%	9.13x
3303	Urwin	98	0.000%	0.74x
3304	Beavers	97	0.000%	4.97x
3305	Box	97	0.000%	0.41x
3306	Chadburn	97	0.000%	2.49x
3307	Codling	97	0.000%	0.95x
3308	Denning	97	0.000%	0.87x
3309	Epworth	97	0.000%	7.12x
3310	Ewart	97	0.000%	0.60x
3311	Fairest	97	0.000%	9.74x
3312	Fawley	97	0.000%	4.87x
3313	Frudd	97	0.000%	9.12x
3314	Haller	97	0.000%	7.12x
3315	Hildreth	97	0.000%	3.14x
3316	Nadin	97	0.000%	1.24x
3317	Passman	97	0.000%	7.66x
3318	Paylor	97	0.000%	7.49x
3319	Peet	97	0.000%	0.63x
3320	Pinchbeck	97	0.000%	2.95x
3321	Popple	97	0.000%	1.93x
3322	Ridal	97	0.000%	8.96x
3323	Slade	97	0.000%	0.17x
3324	Soothill	97	0.000%	9.74x
3325	Stainthorp	97	0.000%	7.84x
3326	Bent	96	0.000%	0.46x
3327	Blenkhorn	96	0.000%	6.02x
3328	Camp	96	0.000%	0.58x
3329	Colling	96	0.000%	1.30x
3330	Cowman	96	0.000%	3.96x
3331	Curley	96	0.000%	0.95x
3332	Foulston	96	0.000%	5.52x
3333	Grime	96	0.000%	0.63x
3334	Groundwell	96	0.000%	10.13x
3335	Harmer	96	0.000%	0.33x
3336	Hawkridge	96	0.000%	4.34x
3337	Lawless	96	0.000%	0.92x
3338	Leetham	96	0.000%	8.35x
3339	Man	96	0.000%	1.82x
3340	Manton	96	0.000%	0.78x
3341	Plaxton	96	0.000%	9.83x
3342	Thackrey	96	0.000%	9.55x
3343	Whitlam	96	0.000%	3.97x
3344	Withers	96	0.000%	0.20x
3345	Barrand	95	0.000%	2.41x
3346	Beedle	95	0.000%	2.56x
3347	Cammidge	95	0.000%	9.45x
3348	Catterick	95	0.000%	7.07x
3349	Clinton	95	0.000%	0.85x
3350	Cuckson	95	0.000%	3.87x
3351	Darlow	95	0.000%	1.57x
3352	Dennett	95	0.000%	0.76x
3353	Foggin	95	0.000%	4.39x
3354	Fotherby	95	0.000%	3.79x
3355	Gant	95	0.000%	0.91x
3356	Gatehouse	95	0.000%	1.48x
3357	Gillard	95	0.000%	0.38x
3358	Greenhow	95	0.000%	1.67x
3359	Latus	95	0.000%	5.92x
3360	Morehouse	95	0.000%	6.55x
3361	Needler	95	0.000%	9.02x
3362	Newsam	95	0.000%	5.15x
3363	Palframan	95	0.000%	10.24x
3364	Reece	95	0.000%	0.38x
3365	Stout	95	0.000%	0.68x
3366	Templeton	95	0.000%	0.44x
3367	Bassett	94	0.000%	0.21x
3368	Bayliss	94	0.000%	0.26x
3369	Bramhill	94	0.000%	6.44x
3370	Brennand	94	0.000%	2.14x
3371	Burks	94	0.000%	2.63x
3372	Doran	94	0.000%	0.39x
3373	Dunk	94	0.000%	0.98x
3374	Fordham	94	0.000%	0.40x
3375	Goodair	94	0.000%	5.59x
3376	Gurney	94	0.000%	0.31x
3377	Hanwell	94	0.000%	2.34x
3378	Laver	94	0.000%	0.84x
3379	Robbins	94	0.000%	0.21x
3380	Scurr	94	0.000%	2.68x
3381	Sowry	94	0.000%	9.63x
3382	Bake	93	0.000%	5.69x
3383	Burr	93	0.000%	0.40x
3384	Crownshaw	93	0.000%	9.92x
3385	Fenby	93	0.000%	8.67x
3386	Fenn	93	0.000%	0.32x
3387	Flaherty	93	0.000%	1.04x
3388	Gibb	93	0.000%	0.18x
3389	Gore	93	0.000%	0.28x
3390	Grindrod	93	0.000%	0.80x
3391	Hanlon	93	0.000%	0.70x
3392	Heys	93	0.000%	0.44x
3393	Hiles	93	0.000%	1.42x
3394	Huscroft	93	0.000%	7.29x
3395	Kendrick	93	0.000%	0.33x
3396	Levy	93	0.000%	0.25x
3397	Mee	93	0.000%	0.42x
3398	Narey	93	0.000%	5.66x
3399	Nortcliffe	93	0.000%	10.02x
3400	Peterson	93	0.000%	0.63x